Auditions
by Paul Batterson - April 21, 2026
That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As ...
by Steve Sucato - April 10, 2026
'Alexi Ratmansky’s 'Seven Sonatas' was a cut above anything I have seen from BalletMet in recent memory.'...
by Christina Mancuso - April 08, 2026
Originally conceived as an adaptation of the long‑running TV variety show Hee Haw, Shucked popped into the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday night packed with deliciously corny puns, ear-to-ear smiles, and rapid‑fire one‑liners. What begins as a wink‑and‑nod celebration of pun‑loving humor quickly...
by Paul Batterson - March 24, 2026
What did our critic think of SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre? When people describe Samara Joy as an “American jazz singer,” they aren’t wrong. But they’re missing the point....
by Paul Batterson - March 23, 2026
Short North Stage is never one to back down from a challenge. At the end of every season, the Columbus theatre group asks its audience what shows it would like to see the following season....
by Paul Batterson - March 18, 2026
There appeared to be a serious breach of theatre etiquette in the March 17 production of THE OUTSIDERS at Ohio Theatre (37 E. State Street in downtown Columbus)....
by Paul Batterson - March 10, 2026
Whether it is Floyd’s Barber Shop in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Truvy’s Beauty Salon in STEEL MAGNOLIAS or even the Suburban Salon in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, hair care is the center of society. Gossip is distributed like shampoo, lies are covered up like hair dye, and life’s tangled knots are cut aw...
by Paul Batterson - February 25, 2026
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Ohio Theatre?...
by Paul Batterson - February 23, 2026
In the Columbus Children’s Theatre production of CABARET, nothing is what it appears to be. A line can be repeated but cast a completely different meaning and things that are commonplace in the first act take on a darker symbolic meaning by the second....
by Paul Batterson - February 23, 2026
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Past Shows
Short North Stage opens their 25/26 Season with the Sara Bareilles smash hit, "Waitress" This musical retelling of the 2007 movie follows the titular waitress,...
In honor of the life of one of Broadway’s most innovative musical geniuses, Stephen Sondheim, Short North Stage reimagines this audience favorite. Exploring the intersection...
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon...
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon...
Step right up and take your shot at eternal fame! That’s the premise of Stephen Sondheim’s glitteringly dark and brilliant ode to that cadre of...
The tribe of Aquarius takes to the Garden stage fifty years after this revolutionary musical stormed Broadway, bringing the counter-culture values of the Viet Nam...
What happens in Vegas when two high-school friends—and the women in their lives—reconnect at the Adult Film Awards? This farce with an X-Rated vocabulary focuses...
Welcome the Holidays again with our seasonal extravaganza, Christmas in Columbus. This year’s tale features Gideon the Elf returning to the city to save it...
This electric megawatt of a Broadway musical inspired the hit 2006 movie starring Beyonce. Based loosely on the Supremes, it follows a fictional 1960s girl...
This towering classic, set in the Great Depression, catapulted Tennessee Williams to fame. Told by a prodigal son haunted by memories of his domineering mother,...
Angels in America--Millenium Approaches (Part One) Jun 1–Jul 2 Angels-In-America-851x315.jpg Part One of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer-Prize and Tony-Award-winning exploration of how the AIDS crisis impacted...
Part Two of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer-Prize and Tony-Award-winning exploration of the AIDS crisis continues the journey of a group of interconnected individuals confronting the AIDS...
SHORT NORTH STAGE PRESENTS A CHORUS LINE APRIL 9 -26 Directed by Edward Carignan Musical Direction by Tim Valentine Produced By: Rick Gore, Peter Yockel,...
SUNSET BOULEVARD weaves a magnificent tale of faded glory and unfulfilled ambition. Silent movie star Norma Desmond longs for a return to the big screen,...
From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes ORDINARY DAYS, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city...
Enjoy professional Broadway-caliber musical theater right here in Columbus. The main stage of the historic Garden Theater will be transformed into the infamous 1930s Kit...
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